Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after plot to kill government officials uncovered

Source: Sky News

Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency after plot to kill government officials uncovered

Police believe targets included senior police officers, members of the judiciary and employees at the state prosecution office.

Friday 18 July 2025 20:20, UK

A new state of emergency has been declared in Trinidad and Tobago after authorities accused a criminal network of plotting to kill government officials and attack public institutions.

Police said they had intelligence that phones smuggled into prisons allowed those involved in the plot to plan to target senior police officers, members of the judiciary and employees at the state prosecution office.

At a press conference on Friday, police commissioner Allister Guevarro said: "They were planning, actively so, to carry out assassinations, robberies, and kidnappings."

He said the intelligence report prompted him to recommend that newly elected Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar declare the emergency. He noted there were no particular threats to any politicians.

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